In a review of the newly revised
At the Movies program founded by Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, the Los Angeles Times says the show has successfully returned to its roots: namely, serious, intelligent conversation about movies. The previous hosts, Ben Mankiewicz and Ben Lyons were recently fired, as their audience had eroded. The general consensus is that the bulk of the criticism was against Lyons, the son of film critic Jeffrey Lyons, who was accused of being hopelessly out of his depth in analyzing movies. The new hosts, A.O. Scott of the New York Times and Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune are said to bring a maturity back to the program, along with intelligent debate. For more
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